Workers' Compensation News

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a medical expert opinion on causation by a doctor with an incomplete history of the worker’s back issues was sufficient to support an award of benefits.
...Read More

Ohio employers who would like to reduce their workers' compensation premiums by as much as 4% are reminded that they can participate in safety programs sponsored by local organizations and the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
...Read More

A California appellate court on Wednesday ruled that an employer was entitled to have its default to a claim for unpaid workers’ compensation premiums set aside because of excusable neglect.
...Read More

Although value-based care may eventually gain a greater foothold in workers’ comp, it faces a number of hurdles — including providers’ attachment to the fee-for-service model, a webinar speaker said on Thursday.
...Read More

Today's Round Up

01/22/2019 |
88 |
0
| 2 min read

A New York firefighter has been arrested for alleged workers' comp fraud on both ends: He was found to be working while collecting benefits, and he failed to provide comp insurance for his own company's employees, authorities said.
Raphael Ziegler, 41, of Monsey, New York, a volunteer firefighter and former fire inspector, is charged with ...
Read More

Subscribe Now - $32.41

Get full access to our news, case law, calculators, codes and regulations, and more for as little as $32.41 per month.

01/22/2019 |
80 |
0

The appointment of two new Supreme Court justices and a third to come has given new hope to insurers and employers that Florida lawmakers will revisit the idea of limits on attorney fees in workers' compensation cases.
Newly elected Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed the justices this week after three former Supreme Court judges h...
Read More